New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-09
MIR. BLAINE I'LL At FORT GIBSON.

HIS FRIENDS ALARMED AT FIRsT-LATER REPORTS
INDICATING THAT HE IS DOING WELL.
ST LOUIS, April tSpeeiaD.-A dispatch was received
here to-day from Fort Gibson L T., stating that Mr..
Blan who is visiting his daughter Mrs. COppinger,was Ill
and asking that physician be sent to the fort from here
The dispatch personal one and was received by X
Kcrens vcepresident Of the ST. Louis Arkansas and
Texas Raroay whose guest Mr. Blaine in this city Mr.
Kerens accompanied Mr. Blaine on his trip to the South
and had just returned home The dispatch stated
that Mr.. Blaine had severe cold and was threatened
with attack of pneumonia. No further information
given with regard to his condition. Mr.. Kcrens was
early this morning He was somewhat annoyed
because tho information had become public, as
he said 1t apt to create more OF q
sensation than tho news warranted He did not ap.
prehend from what he had learned that Mr. Blaine was
seriously ILL., or that there any occasion for alarm
Hemadc immediate gemens, however to take Dr. H.
H. Mudd of this city, to Fort Gibson with him. He also,
the Missouri Pacific wire, obtained direct COM
muncation with Gibson Station which is four five miles
from the fort and cannected with by telephone He
sent Colonel Coppnger asking for full in
formation concerning Mr. Banes condition. Mr. Kercns
the ST. Louis and San Francisco Railroad for Fort Gibson,
in order that II there should be any occasion for Dr.
Mudds services there would be no delay. The reply to
Mr. Kerenss message arrived at 1:25. p. IN and was
received by Charles H. Smith, secretary OF the Western
Anthracite Coal Company OF which Mr. Kercns Is pres
dent The message was from Colonel Coppnger and was
as follows:
FORT GIBSON, April ;.
To r. O. Rerens
Mr. Blaine is doing very we'll Only slight fever. Pulse
good. so per minute. Respiration l5 per minute This
Is the statement OF his physician. ]. j. CoPPiSGER
The telegram, while 1t Is favorable indicates that Mr.
Blaine is being watched closely and that there is some
alarm concerning him among the friends who with
him. Mrs. Blaine and Miss Hattie Blaine are with Mr.
Blaine at Colonel COppngcrs
NATURE OF MR. BLAINE's ILLNESS
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCH
ST. LOUIS. April s-The following dispatch was re-
ceived by the Associated Press at $50 to-day in
ply telegram sent this morning to the commandant
the post Fort Gibson asking for account OF Mr.
Blaine's Illness:
FORT GIBSON, L T., April 8, 1887.
To The Associated Press:
Mr. Blaine Is suffering rom bronchial catarrh with
fever OF a RENTING tyi He sleeps well and has no
typhoid symptoms His respiration is normal 10 per
minute. CHARLES L. BERNE. Post surgeon
dispatch TO the Associated Press from Denison Texas,
says the manager OF the telegraph office at Gibson Sta
ton reports received there tonight at m
by telephone from Fort Gibson, T., that Mr..
Blaine is quite sick that he has cold and fever,
that he Il sleeping well and that he had bronchial ca
tarrh. His respiration Is normal Two physicians are
expected there from ST. Louis tenight He could not
whether his condition was serious or not as the
post distance from the railroad and tho telephone
telegraph line between the station aud the Tort IL Is
doubtful IL anything later bc learned to night unless
special messenger sent In from the fort TO the station
To MushOgcc.